Windows Live Messenger starts everytime I log in to WL.

[ronalde]

Hey, guys. (& girls)

I've got something I can't solve:

Everytime I log in to my Windows Live online to check my Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger starts on the taskbar. It does the same when I log in on Technet Plus. (Wich also uses a Windows Live-ID). It only starts Windows Live Messenger, it doesn't log in on it.

I pretty annoyed by it and want to disable it.

Thanx allready.

Greetz Ronald E

 

[Anthony]

Not used it for a while, but there is a way to stop it through options, untick the start when windows starts, i think

 

[jfar]

Hi ronalde, it must be set to startup when 7 starts,turn it off by going to the Start button type in msconfig and open it go to the Startup button on the top and click it this will open up a window with all the programs that open up every time you start windows,Untick the programs that you don't want to start, and click apply and get out of there and restart now or later. Hope this helps.

 

[swarfega]

or uninstall messenger if you dont use it.

 

[ronalde]

Anthony, everything is off, the problem is not that WLM starts with Windows, but with login on the site from Windows Live.

Jfar, same as above, WLM isn't in my msconfig.

And Swarfega, I do use it sometimes, but not everytime I log in for my email.

Thanks anyways for the quick reply's.

Greetz Ronald E

 

[jfar]

So you must have to untick a box in the menu bar ,have you tried all the options in there?

 

[ronalde]

I've looked under the taskbar-properties, under startmenu-properties, WLM-properties. Can't seem to find anything...

Greetz

 

[Shak 10]

they only thing i can personally think off is in the options menu unselecting the box of starting when windows boots up?

 

[ronalde]

shak 10, thankx for your post, but that isn't the problem.
It doesn't start with Windows, it only starts as soon as I log in on hotmail.com or Technet Plus with my Windows Live ID.

Greetz

 

[Seith]

What web browser to you use?

Seith

 

[copernicus]

Pretty sure there's an option inside the live to start messenger when you log into website.

I think it's in the privacy section.

 

[ronalde]

What web browser to you use?

Seith

Just IE 8 for W7.

 

[Mark]

Change the compatibility mode to Vista for messenger and that should stop it for you, others have had the same problem and that way your messenger will be minimized to the system tray.

 

[ronalde]

Thank you, Mr. Grim! Problem solved!

Why didn't I think of that???!!!
Just changed the compatibility to Windows Vista (without SP's) and it worked.
I did had to click "Apply" otherwise he wouldn't remember my settings!

Thanks again!

Greetz

 

[copernicus]

Found the option, it's under Security, last one.

 

[coolpeoplswillis]

WLM has the option of turning off the auto start in its own options. open WLM and then find the preferences and just uncheck START WLM WHEN WINDOWS STARTS

 

[johngalt]

Please read the question carefully before responding - and read the rest of the posts as well.

2 other people already suggested this, and this is not the issue the OP is having - it is not the "starting with Windows" that is an issue - it is the fact that the WLM window pops up whenever he visits a site that has a Windows Live logon scheme and tries to log into the site.

This could be 2 minutes after he has booted the machine - or 2 days.

 

[Gemmu]

Copernicus solved the problem!

That's exactly the one! I too had the same problem of Live Messenger popping up for no obvious reasons from time to time. It does not require you to log in to any of the Live related pages. Just visiting them is enough for Live Messenger to start up. Honestly, I had no idea that such a feature had been added. And now that I know, I can turn it off. It is quite an annoyance. This is a much softer approach to solving the problem than editing the registry or startup scripts or running in compatibility mode.

Found the option, it's under Security, last one.